[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.04"] [Round ""] [White "A Brusey"] [Black "M Abbott"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.01.04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.h3 Bg7 11.Kg1 {In this variation of the Benko gambit, white castles by hand, and, in the time this takes, black organises counterplay on the queenside.} 11...O-O 12.Kh2 Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8 14.Qc2 Rb8 15.a3 Nb6 16.Nd1 Nfd7 17.Bd2 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5+ 19.f4 Bg7 20.Bc3 Bh6 21.Rf1 Na4 22.Bd2 Rab6 23.b4 Bg7 24.Ra2 Rc8 {White is still a pawn ahead, but it's difficult to make anything of it, because all black's pieces are well placed. Alan decides to release the tension, when perhaps 25.Qb3 might have been better.} 25.bxc5 Rxc5 26.Qd3 Qa6 27.Qxa6 Rxa6 28.Bb4 Rb5 29.Re1 {The computer likes } ( 29.Rc2 {here, activating the rook.} 29...Ra8 ( 29...Nc5 30.e5! Ra8 31.Nc3 Rbb8 32.Bxc5 dxc5 33.Ne4 {with a nice initiative.} ) 30.Rc7 {looks better for white. Now it simplifies down into a roughly level endgame.} ) 29...Nc5 30.Bxc5 Rxc5 31.Re3 f5 32.exf5 Rxd5 33.Nf2 Rxf5 34.Rxe7 Rxf4 35.g3 Rf7 36.Re8+ Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8 38.Kg2 Ra4 39.Kf3 Ke7 40.Nd3 Bd4 41.Nb4 Bc5 42.Nc2 Ke6 43.Ke2 d5 44.Kd3 Ke5 45.Ra1 Bf2 46.g4 h5 47.gxh5 gxh5 48.Rf1 Bc5 49.Re1+ Kf4 50.Rb1 Kg3 51.Rb5 Bxa3 52.Rxd5 h4 53.Ke2 Re4+ 54.Kf1 Be7 55.Rd3+ Kh2 {and a draw was agreed meaning that Mark deservedly won the Autumn Swiss.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.04"] [Round ""] [White "R Brenton "] [Black "E Coulson"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024.01.04"] 1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 a6 8. Bf4 b5 9.O-O-O ( 9.a4! {is a good attempt to make the most of white's development advantage.} 9...Bb7 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Bxd6 bxa4 12.Rxa4 {and black is struggling to get his pieces out.} ) 9...Bb7 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Bxd6 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bc5 Nf6 14.f3 Nd5 15.h4 O-O-O 16.c4 Nc7 17.Be2 e5 18. Bd6 bxc4 ( 18...f6 {was better here as now Evan will lose a pawn.} ) 19. Bxc4 Nb5 20.Bxe5 f6 21.Bf4 h6 22.Rhe1 g5 23.Bg3 f5 24.Be6+ Bd7 25.Rd5 ( 25.Rxd7 {was more clinical.} 25...Rxd7 26.Rd1 Rh7 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.a4 Nc7 29.Bxf5 Ne8 30.Rd5 Rg7 31.Bxd7+ Rxd7 32.Rxg5 {and black is 3 pawns down in a hopeless ending.} ) 25...f4 26.Bf2 Rh7 27.Rc5+ Kb7 28.Bd5+ Kb8 29.Re4 { Richard has a strong attack and Evan's next move loses more material.} 29...Nd6 30.Rb4+ Nb5 31.a4 a5 32.Rb3 Re7 33.Be4 Rc8 34.axb5 Re5 35.Rxc8+ Bxc8 36.Bd4 Re6 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.b6 Bb7 39.Bxb7 Kxb7 40.Kd2 1-0